ETHEL SMITH - The First Lady of the Hammond Organ - DOUBLE CD

Ethel Smith took immediately to the complicated Hammond electric organ when it was first introduced in the 1930s, and made full use of the wonderful sounds which could be coaxed from it. Always a fan of Latin-American rhythms, she discovered a tune whilst working at the famous Copacabana in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro and in her hands that tune, 'Tico Tico', became an international hit in 1944. She appeared in several films and during the 1950s established herself as an album recording artist.